upload pdf file to google drive without plugin

[docasar]

Hello,

I am novice filemaker developer, and trying to learn the cool ways Filemaker can integrate with other apps.

The "simple" task: upload document (.pdf) to Google Drive Folder with native filemaker funtions (no plugin).

So far: I have managed to get the authorisation token (following Seedcode guide for Gmail integration and Harmonic DevCon18 presentation and demo files) and make the POST call to create a file in the Google Drive root folder, however the file is unreadable. So my guess is that I am not putting all the curl options correctly from what I understand from the Google Drive API documentation ( https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-uploads😞

POST https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=media HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Content-Length: [NUMBER_OF_BYTES_IN_FILE]
Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN]

[JPEG_DATA]

My script steps are as follow:

Set Variable [ $file ; Value: google_api::file_upload_v2 (container)] 
Set Variable [ $length ; Value: GetContainerAttribute ( google_api::file_upload_v2 ; "filesize" ) ] 

Set Variable [$curlOptions;
"-X POST"
&" -H \"Content-Type: image/jpeg"
& " -H \"Content-Length: " & $length & "\""
& " -H \"Authorization: Bearer "  & API_tokens::access_token & "\""
& " -d @$file" ]

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Any guidance would be much appreciated! thanks a lot in advance for your valued time.

Luis

 

[docasar]

Hello,

I have edited my curl following the advise from other users in a different forum and looks like this:

"-X POST"
    & " -H \"Authorization: Bearer "  & API_tokens::access_token & "\""
    & " -H \"Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=foo_bar_baz\""
    & " -H \"Content-Length: 119\"" & Char(13)&Char(10)
    & "--data-binary \"--foo_bar_baz" & Char(13)&Char(10) &
    "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" & Char(13)&Char(10) &
    "--data-binary @$metadata" & Char(13)&Char(10) & Char(13)&Char(10) &
    "--foo_bar_baz" & Char(13)&Char(10)
    & "Content-Type: image/jpeg" & Char(13)&Char(10) & Char(13)&Char(10)
    & "--data-binary @$file\"" & Char(13)&Char(10)
    & "--foo_bar_baz--"

But Still I get the Malform multipart body...

Any suggestions how to fix this?

Thanks a lot,

Luis

[IdealData]

Is the Content-Type correct?

If this is PDF should it be application/pdf?

[docasar]

 

4 hours ago, IdealData said:

Is the Content-Type correct?

If this is PDF should it be application/pdf?

Hi many thanks for your input.

I reviewed the code and the $metadata is json = {"mimeType":"image/jpeg","name":"file.jpeg"}

I am just trying to upload first a jpeg file on multipart POST, this is with the name and the type of file (extension). I found two articles in stackoverflow that first suggested to put the "char(13)&char(10)"  after each line inside the body, but I think I am not putting them in the correct place because as I play around I get errors. I am pretty sure it is about one " that I am not properly formating... but cant figure out what it is.

While there are plenty of demos out there for other Google Services, I wonder why I havent been able to find any tutorial for Google Drive, could it be that it cant be done without Plugin?

Thanks a lot to the community for any feedback 

Luis

Edited April 9, 2020 by docasar

[IdealData]

All of the curl commands require a space before them so,

& "--data-binary @$file\"" & Char(13)&Char(10)

should be

& " --data-binary @$file\"" & Char(13)&Char(10)

I'm not convinced you need the CR/LF pairs.

Also, have you tried running the curl command manually - from the command prompt?

[TarnimoNZ]

Hi Docasar!!  What an interesting post... and EXACTLY what 'm trying to achieve as well.

Did you have any luck with this solution?  Were you able to connect FM to GoogleDrive?

I'd really like to save PDFs into a GDrive shared folder.

Can you share a sample file?  It would be HUGELY appreciated!!!

 

Cheers Tanya, from NZ

[docasar]

On 6/16/2020 at 12:05 AM, TarnimoNZ said:

Hi Docasar!!  What an interesting post... and EXACTLY what 'm trying to achieve as well.

Did you have any luck with this solution?  Were you able to connect FM to GoogleDrive?

I'd really like to save PDFs into a GDrive shared folder.

Can you share a sample file?  It would be HUGELY appreciated!!!

 

Cheers Tanya, from NZ

Hi Tanya, I am sorry for the late reply... did you manage to do it? I put it on hold due to how difficult it was, but I found a workaround I need to try again.

Best regards,

Luis, from Spain